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The video assistant referee (VAR) system is set to be used at a Fifa World Cup for the first time in Russia later this year, with world football’s governing body in talks with potential sponsors for the initiative.

LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish football, has today (Friday) confirmed plans to introduce the video assistant referees (VAR) system into its top division, with the sport’s rule-making body expected to formally ratify the technology at its meeting on Saturday.

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Uefa has today (Thursday) announced that the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, will host the final of its Champions League competition in 2020, while European football’s governing body has also confirmed the schedule for the Euro 2020 national team tournament.